Schools colleges holiday declared in Udupi on July 26 due to heavy rain

High rainfall pouring in the entire district, and a possibility of high water levels in the rivers, for precautionary measure a holiday has been declared in Udupi district for schools and colleges on Wednesday, July 26. Schools colleges holiday declared in Udupi on July 26 due to heavy rain.

Udupi deputy commissioners Vidhya Kumari has been declared holiday for Anganwadis, primary and high schools, pre university colleges including government, aided and unaided private schools in district.

‘Red’ alert has been issued for coastal districts of Karnataka on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting very heavy rainfall in Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada for the next 24 hours.

“The red alert warning on July 25 is mainly for the South Konkan area, coastal Karnataka. Telangana saw the highest rain in the last 24 hours in Nizamabad with 400 mm of rainfall,” IMD Senior Scientist RK Jenamani said. Jenamani further said that the ‘red’ alert is mainly for Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, South Konkan and Central Maharashtra for the next two days.

The coastal districts of Karnataka are expected to receive rainfall of over 200 mm in the next 24 hours. Incessant heavy rainfall has affected normal life in the region, with low-lying areas experiencing waterlogging and flooding.

A warning has been issued by the weather office to people living in the coastal region asking them to avoid areas prone to waterlogging. The met office has asked people to stay away from vulnerable structures, which might collapse due to incessant rains.

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